Exit Plan: The Writings of Mass Shooters

by Brian Whitney, Virtual Voice (Narrator), Elliot Rodger

"A chilling and detailed look into the mindset of mass murderers..." - Gil Valle, author of Raw Deal, The Untold Story of NYPD's "Cannibal Cop." Ruined day trader Mark O. Barton describes to police where they can find the bodies of his wife and children. Supreme Gentleman (and incel “saint”) Elliot Rodger muses about being the ruler of the world. Adam Lanza, perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Massacre, imagines a horde of mewling babies has him trapped in a remote cabin. Columbine killer Eric Harris keeps an extensive diary, detailing his rage against his schoolmates and the human race, his plans for the upcoming massacre, and his joy at acquiring new weapons. Binghamton, New York mass murderer Jiverly Wong in broken English shares his delusions of persecution as a “targeted individual” stalked and harassed by the police. All of these and more appear in Exit The Writings of Mass Shooters, compiled by Brian Whitney, author of many True Crime books, including The Supreme Gentleman and The Shawcross Letters.

Genres: Crime, Nonfiction, True Crime

Audible Audio

Published May 14, 2025

About the author

I am the author or co-author of numerous books, three of which have been optioned for film. I ghostwrite for Kevin Anderson and Associates.


I live on the coast of Maine.

Reviews

[George · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don’t read this unless for research or professional purposes. Content very unsettling.

[Bill reilly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adam Lanza of Sandy Hook starts things off and the young man had a way with words. He described himself as a vagabond. The ghost of Rudy Vallee?
The most beautiful of women choose to mate with the most brutal of men, instead of magnificent gentlemen like myself. The wisdom of Elliot Rodger, a killer of six people.
“Life has wronged me, sir.” Luke Woodham stabbed his mom to death and later offed an ex-girlfriend. Cool Hand Luke received live plus 140 years. A fitting outcome.
Charles Whitman was a dedicated son and before the Texas Tower shootings sent his mother to heaven by killing her. A fine former altar boy. "If there exists a God let him understand my actions and judge accordingly."
Myron May was a delusional former prosecutor who left a detailed dissertation with a long list of enemies. He was put to death by police after refusing to drop his weapon.
Anders Breivik killed seventy-seven people in order to stop the Muslim "invasion" of Norway. A twenty-one year sentence seems a bit lenient. His letter of complaint regarding his rubber pen, his food, and a Lacoste sweater are incredible.
Dylann Roof wrote a list of his favorite movies before being sentenced to death. It is an interesting list and I agree on his inclusion of Pretty Poison and If.
Seung Cho was responsible for the Virginia Tech massacre and he wrote a play about a dispute between a boy and his stepfather. Not exactly Tennessee Williams.
Randy Stair, like Elliot Rodger, uploaded rambling videos to YouTube. He was "Andrew Blaze" The troubled young man killed three fellow employees at a food store.
Michael Slobodian shot his teacher for reporting him cutting a class in Canada. He left a brief To Whom it May Concern note. I admire his brevity.
John Hinckley wrote a letter to the NY Times. In it, he explains that the shooting of the Gipper was a love offering. I am Romeo and she(Jodie Foster) is Juliet. Oh boy!
Evan Ramsey and William Atchison were a couple of anonymous high school shooters.
And you have a nice day was the closing sentence of Jiverly Wong's farewell address before killing thirteen people at an immigration center in my home state of New York.
Gang Lu shot the grievance officer at the University of Iowa before committing suicide.
That is one hell of a way of resolving a complaint.
Marc Lepine gunned down fourteen women at the University of Montreal and his note gave feminism as the reason for his act.
George Sodini opened fire at an aerobics class in Pennsylvania. He left a diary chronicling his hatred of women.
T.J. Lane is yet another of the numerous high school shooters in the book. On his Facebook page he wrote, "The world is a sandbox for all the wretched sinners."
Kip Kinkel heard voices and killed mom and dad and a couple of his classmates at school.
His note ends with "I am so sorry."
Dylan Klebold wrote a violent short story for school shortly before the Columbine Massacre. A man in black predates the real life horror.
His partner Eric Harris's ramblings in diary form is the longest chapter. I recommend Dave Cullen's book on them.
Christopher Harper Mercer quoted Ted Bundy in his writings. "we are your sons, your brothers, we are everywhere." Unlike Ted, His anger was directed at Black men.
Gulf War vet Robert Flores ended his disputes with three of his college professors by shooting them. "As the curtain closes I will exit the stage for a well deserved rest."
Pekka-Eric Auvinen was another high school shooter, this time in Finland, who left a diatribe similar in tone to that of Elliot Rodger. His screed ended with "HUMANITY IS OVERRATED! It's time to put NATURAL SELECTION & SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST back on tracks!"
A bad day on the markets led day trader Mark Barton to take out his losses on his wife, kids and fellow workers. The family members were killed with a hammer and his coworkers were shot. His letter turned religious with "I know that Jehovah will take care of all of them in the next life."
Former U.S Marine and combat vet Ian David Long killed thirteen patrons at a bar and grill and closes the book with "It’s too bad I won’t get to see all the illogical and pathetic reasons people will put in my mouth as to why I did it. Fact is I had no reason to do it, and I just thought... fuck it, life is boring so why not?

[Brandon Rupp]

unbelievably horrifying and utterly demented case studies in abnormal psychology

[Oo · Rating 3 out of 5]

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